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@reckless - Break The Verge's Pinterest into three organizing principles:
💾 Past (e.g., Winamp skins, Geocities HoF, Y2K)
⭐️ Present (e.g., gadget/game/gift reviews, best WFH setups, memes)
🤖 Future (e.g., robots, predictions, The Future Of)
Let's make Pinterest lit!
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"When spirituality is authentic, it drives us into some form of activism. Because we’re seeking to bear witness to God’s dream for the world." - @SenatorWarnock podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Children shouldn’t need to be more prepared for a lockdown than a pop quiz.
Children shouldn’t need to be better at survival drills than math.
Children shouldn’t have to know fear before than can read.
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Virgil Abloh, the highly influential fashion designer and Off-White founder, has died p4k.in/fi0kpNH
This was Opal Lee's purpose for 40+ years! Elated that she will see it become reality.
Congratulations, Ms. Lee!
Drop her a follow ⏩ instagram.com/therealopallee
For decades, Opal Lee, 94, fought for the U.S. to recognize June 19 as a federal holiday. Meet the Grandmother of Juneteenth. trib.al/Peu1rpa
This stat is mind-blowing.
"[In 2020], Apple’s app store commission revenue was close to $15bn, which was larger than total global revenue from the entire digital music industry, and at much higher margin."
ben-evans.com/benedictevans/… by @benedictevans
Cosigning with @corianda. Further, an oft-overlooked benefit of SMM roles is proximity to a brand's community and consumers. This is an *invaluable* source of not only consumer insight, but also how to serve and support them more effectively. This goes for agency and in-house.
So, my advice to folks starting out: don't discount SMM roles. Use them to learn as much as possible. And should you want to move on, find a mentor who can help you define your story: how that role makes you the kind of super-powered, unsiloed, DANGEROUS modern marketer we need.
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Just hit my first TopShot pack.
I have no clue what to do now, but definitely got the rush of opening a fresh pack back in the '90s. I'd say that's worth it.
I haven't had a Mtn Dew in 20 years, but I'm buying one and putting it on ice for this brilliant idea.
It’s been a pleasure partnering with @mountaindew to bring Bob Ross back to the small screen in a new ‘Lost Episode’ that’ll inspire fans - new and old - to pick up a paint brush, and do as Bob loved to do.
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